64 Orchard Place, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Poplar, London E14 0FH
10 reasons to choose Faraday School
Top line
Faraday School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Poplar and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Faraday School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the New Model School Company. Faraday School fees are £6,252 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Faraday School has, on average, one class per year, and an average class size of 14.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Faraday School leavers are a local London independent day school, some with an award or scholarship. No particular school dominates but the City of London Schools, St Dunstan’s College, Colfe’s School, Forest School, Blackheath High School, the North Bridge House Schools, and Eltham College are perennial favourites. A small number move on to grammar and non-selective state schools.
The Faraday School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the Core Knowledge Curriculum. It enhances National Curriculum subjects by being content rich, cumulative year-to-year, and connects topics within and across subjects. The curriculum also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and drama throughout.
Sport at Faraday School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Faraday School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.15am to 5.30pm. School minibus service.
Find another school near Faraday School
Greenwich Waldorf Lower School (3.2 miles); The Pointer School (3.6 miles); Gatehouse School (3.7 miles).
Rosetta Primary School (0.9 miles); Star Primary School (0.9 miles); Ravenscroft Primary School (1 mile).
Blackheath High School (3.6 miles); City of London School for Girls (4.9 miles); City of London School (5.1 miles).
St Paul’s Way Trust School (2 miles); Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School (2.7 miles); Bishop Challoner Catholic Federations of Girls School (2.7 miles).